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Category Archives: Daisy Hart

Simple Tips for Home Makeovers

01 Friday Mar 2013

Posted by melissaoconnor in Daisy Hart, Everyday Design, Guest Posts, The Home

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bathroom, decorate, diy, home, interior design, living room, living room decor, Remodeling

Having the perfect home is not so much about finding the perfect property, but about creating it yourself. There are plenty of interior tricks and design improvements you can utilize to turn an ordinary house into your dream home. Both exterior and interior are important parts of the house, but the interior affects our mood, health and life the most. The more time you spend improving it, the better you will feel at home.

Some things will require major renovations and changes, but the result will be worth the time and the investment. Some improvements can be accomplished without professional assistance. All you need is a solid plan, a checklist and a clear vision of how you want your home to look like.

Determine the areas you’d like to work on. If you don’t have the sufficient budget to cover all of the places that need renovation, focus on the focal points at home – the kitchen and the living room. The bathroom usually takes a big amount to be fully renovated. If you have a kitchen and living room you are proud of, your home will look much better. Make sure the changes coordinate with the rest of the house and each room has something in common with the overall design.

Simple Tips for Home Makeovers

Simple Tips for Home Makeovers

Go to a furniture store and home improvement store to look for pieces which will bring something new and better to the space. You can change the fixtures in your bathroom or get a modern cabinet which can accommodate all products. This will declutter the the room considerably. When you have enough storage, the area will be a tidier and cleaner place.

Simple Tips for Home Makeovers
Photo Credit: Bathroom Improvements

Simple Tips for Home Makeovers
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One way to have a better looking living room is to keep the furniture to a minimum and make sure the shelves and the cabinets don’t reach up to the ceiling. Buy plants, paintings, and frames for any photos you would like to feature and add unique accessories that will brighten the room and add some pop of color. Choose a quality carpet or a rug that will bring flair and style to the space and change up the curtains. You can easily rearrange the sofa and armchairs as well. With just a few minor and affordable changes the living room can look like a completely new one.

Simple Tips for Home Makeovers

Simple Tips for Home Makeovers

Of course you can use the assistance of a professional interior designer, who will determine the budget you need and what can be done to freshen up the space. Interior designers know how to combine style, trends, and comfort within a certain budget. Even a friend with a good sense of design can be a great help. Don’t rush the process – it’s best to do little positive changes to your home once in a while than to renovate what you can afford all at once. You don’t want to miss the chance on any further modernization you can do in the future.

Written By Ella Andrews

How to Make Flower Arrangements

19 Wednesday Dec 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Daisy Hart, Everyday Design, Guest Posts

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centerpieces, decorating, diy, dried flowers, Flower Arrangements, flowers, nature, ribbon, silk flowers

Decorating your house with flowers is a great way to brighten up the interior and bring some color into your home. Creating beautiful flower arrangements at home is quite easy and almost anybody can learn how to do it. With a little practice you can even make them look quite professional.

How to Make Flower Arrangements

When decorating your home, you can use both fresh and dried flowers. Both can help you achieve great results. Even artificial or paper craft flowers can do the trick. All you need to do is to provide yourself with the proper materials.

How to Make Flower Arrangements

Carefully choose the proper colors. If you would like to accent a certain room in your house or use specific colors, you will have to do some pondering beforehand so that you are sure you will make the right decision. Pick what type of flowers you would like to use for your floral arrangement. If you enjoy being creative and don’t mind making new displays every other week, use fresh flowers. Some types of fresh flowers, like jasmine, for example, will grant your room with a magnificent aroma. However, if you are allergic to pollen, or would like a long-lasting arrangement, choose silk flowers.

How to Make Flower Arrangements

The room decor needs to be complemented by the colors you choose. If you are a beginner in this field, use the help of a color wheel. As complementary are considered the colors beside the one you have chosen. Similarly, contrasting are those that are on the opposite side. For example, if the main color theme of your room is yellow, pick a color that is next to the yellow color on the color wheel.

Before you actually start making the arrangements, make sure you have nice containers for them. You can use ceramic vases, large coffee mugs, wicker baskets, brass containers, sculpted clay or even small cardboard boxes. Don’t forget that you will need a watertight container if you use fresh flowers. According to the size of your container, cut an appropriate piece of floral foam which will fit just right. Glue it to the bottom of the container. If you are to be using fresh flowers, soak the foam once its glue dries. Thorns and lowers leaves are to be trimmed in order not to rot or mold in the water.

How to Make Flower Arrangements

Greenery as well as the tallest of the flowers should be arranged first. If the arrangement is to be a centerpiece, put them in the middle. If not, put them in the back. While arranging the rest of the display’s components, be careful not to create any single color patches. For instance, if you have a bunch of red flowers, do not place them all right next to each other, but rather put a yellow or a pink one with some greenery among them. This will break the patch.

How to Make Flower Arrangements

If your container of choice is a wooden box or a basket, use some trailing greenery which will soften the container’s sharp outline. Adding plain or scented candles is optional. However, if you decide to use such, make sure everything is properly trimmed in order to avoid setting your arrangement on fire.

As a final touch, you can attach a ribbon, preferably a silk one, which is to be changed throughout the year, in order to match the themes of the different holidays – a green on for St. Patrick’s Day, a red one for Valentine’s Day, red-white-blue one for Independence Day, etc. By making floral arrangements you will bring in bright color and mood in your home, which can last all year long.

Written by Daisy Hart

http://www.flowersbypost.org.uk/valentines-flowers/

Christmas Flower Decorations

06 Thursday Dec 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Daisy Hart, Everyday Design, Guest Posts, The Home

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amaryllis, cactus, christmas, christmas tree, cyclamen, daisy hart, decorations, evergreen, holiday, holly, home, ivy, mistletoe, poinsettias, ribbons, sendflowers, tradition

The time for Christmas celebrations are slowly creeping in. What better way to get into the glorious holiday spirit than by decorating? Decorations turn your home into a more joyful one and simply put, makes the home look better.

Guest Post: Christmas Flower Decorations

The choice of decorating materials could be a little difficult, though. Nowadays, the market offers a huge variety of decorating items. Not only that, but you can also get into some DIY projects and make your own decorations. However, nothing works better than having lots of flowers around the house to get you into the Christmas spirit.

Guest Post: Christmas Flower Decorations

It is customary to decorate the interior with flowers and various evergreens. The tradition dates back centuries ago when it was believed that flowers had magical powers. The traditional Christmas flowers are poinsettias, ivy, holly and mistletoe. Equally valued is the Christmas cactus. During the past couple of years, floral arrangements that consist of more ‘unusual’ flowers, such as roses, carnations, etc. have been used as well.

Guest Post: Christmas Flower Decorations

All these floral arrangements and plants are usually woven into garlands, arranged in containers or carried and worn for personal adornment. Christmas flower bouquets include corsages and nosegays.

Guest Post: Christmas Flower Decorations

A very famous and constantly present item in every house is the Christmas wreath. Apart from looking good, it also has a meaning. It is a token of God’s mercy and eternity. When it’s made of evergreen boughs it represents new life and hope and is a symbol of God’s everlasting love. The wreath is the perfect holiday accessory which you can hang at home and at your office. It is most popular as an ornament, hung on the front door as a welcoming sign for all guests. The predominant colors are green and red in order to match the theme of the occasion.

Guest Post: Christmas Flower Decorations
Photo Credit: Pottery Barn

Guest Post: Christmas Flower Decorations

Although there are dozens of options, here are some ideas and tips on how to use flowers in order to create beautiful decoration. Rely on your imagination and experiment in order to create even more:

– Get your florist to create a fun theme. You can ask him/her to use white carnations in order to create snowballs and snowmen.
– Fill the pots in your garden with amaryllis, cyclamen and poinsettias. You can even go as far as to wrap them in festive ribbons and paper.
– If you organize a small Christmas get-together at your place, you can greet all guests at the door by giving them a miniature wreath for them to bring back home and hang wherever they please.
– Flowers can also be used for the purpose of decorating the Christmas tree. You can use either fresh or dried flowers. Both will have an excellent effect on the tree and are way better than the generic plastic and glass toys. You can even fill small vials with fresh (or dried) flowers which are to be hung on the Christmas tree.

Flowers are sure to contribute to a more colorful Christmas by adding a nice touch to your overall decoration. You will be convinced when you see how impressed your guests are.

http://www.sendflowers.org.uk/anniversary-flowers/

Written by Daisy Hart

The Basics of Working with Cut Flowers

21 Wednesday Nov 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Advice & Inspiration, Daisy Hart, Guest Posts, Weddings

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bouquets, cutting flowers, daisy hart, flowers, light, watering

If you want your flowers to grow properly and live longer, you have to know how to treat them. Cut flowers are the most difficult type of flowers because they die out very quickly and you need to be well aware of the different ways in which you can change that. Here are some great and easy tips on how to properly cut flowers and take care of them.

Guest Post: The Basics of Working with Cut Flowers

The secret is in the treatment which involves the use of proper growing floral substance, watering and nutrition and in the correct performance of the cut of the stem. The best way to take care of a flower is to treat like an actual living being, a human or an animal. All are simple requirements, space, water and care and light.

Guest Post: The Basics of Working with Cut Flowers

Try to learn everything about the specific type of flower and you will see your knowledge will grow for it but also your understanding of the way it lives and develops.

Guest Post: The Basics of Working with Cut Flowers

The Best Time to Cut Flowers
In order to achieve the best results imaginable you have to gather the flowers early in the morning, before sunrise or after sunset, before the night falls. The general idea is that you must not expose the cut flower to too much sunlight or too much heat. Therefore you must also remember that it is important for you to pick the flowers in a cool day with a cool weather, not freezing but balanced and cool. Aim for a temperature somewhere less than 80 degrees of Farenheit.

The problem that is caused by higher temperatures and exposure to direct sunlight during the process of cutting consists in the fact that the metabolism of the flower will be quickened and the flower’s energy will be greatly deducted, this experience is something similar to a human stroke . Take care of your flower and it will repay you with its beauty. In addition, if you cut the flower when the sun is shining and the air all around it is hot, its water naturally gets more easily evaporated and by the time you put the flower in the vase with the new water, the flower will most likely have been damaged to a great degree.

Guest Post: The Basics of Working with Cut Flowers

The crucial period for cut flowers is between the moment they are cut and the moment when they are placed in the vase with fresh water supplies. No sudden evaporation of water will take place in the evening or the early morning when the air is the coldest and the sun is nowhere to be seen. However, you must not cut flowers that are wet in any way because once cut they are very vulnerable to diseases. If the flower has any sort of liquid on it when it is cut off, the moisture upon it may develop some sort of bacteria and then the flower may wane even faster than if it was cut off during a sunny hot day.

Guest Post: The Basics of Working with Cut Flowers

Useful Tools
The tools that can prove to be very helpful in the cutting flower process are scissors, that enable you to make a nice, clean, straight cut, without any plant particles remaining on the end of the cut of the stem. Also, remember that everything must always be clean. Change the water and wash the flower itself every day.

Guest Post: The Basics of Working with Cut Flowers

{Daisy Hart is a writer and blogger with great flair for flowers and flower decoration projects. She is focused on writing the best possible way and is constantly searching for new sources of inspiration. Currently she contributes articles mainly on flower related thematic.}

http://www.flowershops.co.uk/anniversary-flowers/

Written by Daisy Hart

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